Loose-leaf binder.



GVA. STREETT.

LOOSE LAE' BINDER. 42151.1011'11011 FILED AP11.30 1914.

1,1%,4'79 Patented 111g. 11, 1911 the purpose intended.

'GEonGE A. s'rREE'rT', oF CLEVELAND, onto.

L'OSE-LEAF BINDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914i.

vApplication led April 30, 1914. Serial No. 835,361.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. STREE'i'r, a citizen `of the. UnitedStates, residing at Cleveland, inthe county of Cuyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in' Loose-LeafBinders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a loose leaf binder, the object of theinvention beingto provide a cheap, easily manufactured con-l structionwhich will effectively operate for Generally speaking, the inventioncomprises the elements and the combinations thereof recited in theaccompanying'claims.

Reference should be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thebinder. Fig. 2 is a perspective view Showing the liexible strip employedin the binder; and Fig. 3 is a transverse section through; a portion ofthe binder, as'shown in Fig. 1. In the drawing, the cover is representedat 1. This may be formed of one sheet folded, or it may bevformed of twosheets which are folded in such manner that the retaining or backingstrip about to be described may be engaged and hold the same.

In Fig. 2 there is shown a retaining or backing strip 2 which is formedof light. flexible material, and I have found brass'to be veryappropriate material, although I do not necessarily limit myselfthereto. strip 2 has a series of tongues 3 projecting therefrom,andvpreferably these tongues are formed by severing the same alongallthe edges except one, so that thel tongue may be bent from the bodyof the strip along the uncut portions. The'strip is also at its endsprovided with upturned tongues 4. T'hat is,

tongues?, and 4 are adapted to engage the cover adjacent the foldtherein. The tongues 3 perforate the vcover and may4 be folded down uponthe cover Vto hold the same, while the tongues iextend around the edgesof the cover and fold downupon the same. Thus it will be seen that thestrip 2 is held to the `cover not Vonly at the ends, but'at pointsthroughout the lengt-h of the strip. lIf desirable, I may employ a stripof heavy paper material or similar substance, as indicated at,5. Whenthe strip is used, it Will be clear that the end tongues 4 are foldedaround the end of this strip, while the intermediate tongues '3perforate the strip 5, and are bent to engage with it. From the strip 2therel are upwardly projecting retaining members 6. In the drawing Ihave shown two, although, if desired, there may be more. 'These members6 are adapted to perforate the cover, as well as the strip 5, if thesame -be used, and to receive perforated sheets of paper which'may bethreaded upon them,

vthe members being bent back, thereby to retain -these loose sheetswithin the cover and thus bindthem together. These members 6, l

themselves, are preferably formed by severing tlre same from the body ofthe str-ip 2. As will be seen, each retaining member really consists oftwo pieces ta and 6b,the'se being severed from portions of the materialforming the strip 2, exceptfor a piece of mate. rial 7 which liesbetween them. `When the pieces 6a and 6b are bent away from the strip 2,one of the pieces, as represented at 6, is folded in part against thestrip 2. This renders the piece 61L somewhat shorter than the piece 6b,and permits a ready separation of thepieces that they may be folded intoa sublStantially parallel position with the strip 2 -when a loose leafis threaded upon the retaining member.

The strip 2 may be prepared as .just in dicated by suitably arranged'dies cutting the strip. This class of work may be accomplished withrapidity and at small-expense. It will therefore be apparent that I haveproduced an inexpensive .loose leaf binder of few parts and vcompactlyarranged.

Having thus described my invention, I claim: i 1. A loose leaf bindercomprising a folded cover, a backing strip engaging the-cover adjacentthe fold, said strip being provided with tongues, certain of the tonguesperforating'the cover, and all of the tongues being bent to retain thecover to the said strip, and flexible projecting members carried by thestrip extending from the strip,- said members being adapted to engageloose leaves. v

2. A loose leaf binder comprising a folded cover, a backing stripengaging the cover, tongues formed from a portion of said strip and benttherefrom, certain of said tongues being adapted to perforate the cover,and

members carried by the strip and extending therefrom, said members beingadapted to engage andretain loose leaves.

3. A loose leaf binder comprising a folded cover, a backing strip havingtongues, 'certain of said tongues being out from the body of the strip,the said tongues being bent away from th strip, certain. of the tonguesperforating the cover, and all of the tongues being bent to retain thecover to the strip, and flexible members formed by severing the samefrom a portion of the strip, the said members being adapted to engageand retain loose leaves.

4c. A loose leaf binder comprising a folded cover, a backing striphaving tongues formed by severing a portion of the body of the strip,and end .tongues formed by bending the ends of the strip, the endtongues being ladapted to fold around the adjacent edges of the cover',the intermediate tongues being adapted toperforate the cover, and benttol A. J. Hnnsoilr, L. I. PORTER.

